Housing and Development Newsletter
Arriving at sun-blasted Ray’s Camp by 9:30 a.m., I was surprised that there was merely a trickle barely flowing at the normally copious waterstop (once called “First Water”). From the photo at the site, you can easily imagine how harshly the sun beats down during a long, hot July day.
Beyond the photo of Wild Pete in his blue shirt, a steep slope leads down to the meandering Manzana. Scrambling down with difficulty, I was able to retrieve some water, but I used it only to pour over my head against the inferno building around us. Filter this water if you plan to drink it.
Dan McCaslin: The Splendors of Easy Backcountry Car-Camping
Head to Davy Brown or Nira Camp to escape everyday pressures; little gear is needed, and children could use a change of scenery, too
A Davy Brown campsite next to the creek. (Dan McCaslin / Noozhawk photo) By Dan McCaslin, Noozhawk Columnist | @NoozhawkNews
May 15, 2021
| 3:15 p.m.
Midspring days sparkle amid great beauty all around like omnipresent surround sound, but visual and fragrant. Nature’s synesthesia of color and sound blares out like a giant megaphone in your face while hiking as your toes touch the dirt path and you chew tasty brodiaea bulbs (blue dicks) or munch waning miner’s lettuce.
Housing and Development Newsletter
Prior to the pandemic, iconic scenery and world-class restaurants, wineries and breweries, made the Central Coast a top tourist destination. Increased tourism and outdoor recreation opportunities through public lands protections will provide an additional economic boost to local communities, particularly those near Los Padres National Forest, as communities work to recover from the pandemic. With outdoor recreation often privatized, the Central Coast Heritage Act is a step in the right direction in protecting open spaces and securing everybody’s right to the outdoors,” said Rebeca Garcia, Santa Maria Policy Advocate with Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE).